noun, feminine/esˈpeθje/plural: especies
species; type, sort, kind
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Italic *spekjō Latin speciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin speciēsbor. Spanish especie Borrowed from Latin speciēs.